Satrap Yazid III of Kesranid Satrapy

Satrap Yazid III of Kesranid Satrapy (962-1 November 1027) was the Satrap of the Kesranid Satrapy from 991 to 1027, succeeding Emir Muhammad V of Azerbaijan and preceding Satrap Manuchehr of Kesranid Satrapy.

Biography
Yazid was born in 962 to the Kesranids, a dynasty of Sunni Muslim Persians. Yazid was the first ruler of the Kesranid Satrapy upon taking power in 991, succeeding the Emirate of Azerbaijan. He reigned over present-day Azerbaijan for 36 years, and he was succeeded by Satrap Manuchehr of Kesranid Satrapy on his death in 1027.